The owner of the Embakasi explosion site has broken his silence and claimed that the tanker that exploded was trespassing on his garage.
According to Derrick Kimathi, the owner of the property at Mradi Village in Embakasi through his lawyer, Wandugi Karathe, he only owns a garage and not a gas-filling plant as reported earlier.
“The motor vehicle that caused this incident was trespassing into his [Mr Kimathi] property without his knowledge and consent and he is actively pursuing the details of that vehicle so that it can be exposed to the police.al
However, Kimathi admitted to have applied for a licence to operate a gas-filling plant in 2023, which was rejected. He then abandoned the plan due to failure to acquire the licence and then opened a garage instead.
“Because he knows the regulations of a gas filling plant, he did not commence that business, and the premises continued to be used as a garage where cars are repaired.”
His Lawyer Wandugi Karathe said that Kimathi is available and not in hiding and he is ready and fully cooperating with government officials and the police in their investigations
“He is available, he is within the public and has been touch with sections of the police. Our client is willing to fully cooperate with the police in the course of their investigation but request that the media refrains from publishing any unverified misstatements that are prejudicial to him.”
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This comes after the accident that happened at the Embakasi explosion site, claiming three lives and nearly three hundred people injured in the accident. The police are still gathering evidence in their investigation.
Meanwhile President Ruto ordered the dismissal of government officials who failed in their job.so far, four NEMA officials have been suspended pending investigations.